What this plugin does

WooCommerce Dynamic Sale Prices by Category lets you automate sale prices for your WooCommerce catalog using your regular price as the fixed reference, so your discount strategy stays consistent while your offers stay fresh. You define a maximum discount for each category, and the plugin recalculates sale prices within that range on a schedule, ideal for photo stores that want rotating promotions without manual edits.​

Key features

• Per‑category maximum discount percentage calculated from the regular price, so each photo category can have its own promotion level.​

• Only the sale price is updated, keeping your regular price as a stable reference for consistent price perception.​

• Automatic scheduled updates in minutes (e.g. every 15, 30, or 60 minutes) using WordPress’ built‑in cron system.​

• “Run now” button in WooCommerce admin to apply new discount rules immediately whenever you change settings.​

• Batch size per category and optional global max products per run to handle large photo catalogs without slowing down your store.​

• Lightweight activity log showing when the task ran and how many products were updated.​

• Works with any WooCommerce product type exposing regular and sale prices, so it fits typical photo and digital download setups.​

How it works

You configure a maximum discount percentage for each product category, such as “Landscape Photos 40% max” or “Limited Edition Prints 20% max”. On each run, the plugin reads the regular price, chooses a random discount between 0 and your maximum, and writes a new sale price that never exceeds your configured discount ceiling.​

The calculation restarts from the regular price every time, so your discounts do not compound and your margins remain protected. The scheduling system triggers when your site receives traffic, ensuring price updates are distributed across real visits without heavy background processing.​

Ideal use cases for photo sellers

• Digital photo shops that want constantly changing sale prices to encourage repeat visits and impulse purchases.​

• Photography marketplaces with many categories that need category‑specific discount rules without manual maintenance.​

• Stores running permanent “up to X% off” campaigns where sale prices must always stay within strict minimum price boundaries.​

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